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Linux Weekly News is an excellent, well-organised and thoroughly professional site with daily & weekly updates on developments in Linux technology and the marketplace.

Linux UK is a local site run by Alan Cox, who is number 2 in the Linux hierarchy, and an official maintainer of the stable kernel branches. The site includes useful information and news headlines from global sources.

ZDNet Linux Lounge lists all the Linux news stories published by ZD in the UK since 1998. A useful way of scanning the headlines.

BugTraq is the leading global security site, and brings you the information you need sooner than anyone else.

Linux Security is a large, well-maintained site that focuses on Linux, and provides up to date lists of security alerts across all the major distributions.

Red Hat produces the best known commercial Linux distribution, and their site includes well-maintained lists of all the bug fixes available for their packages. These updates are often applicable to other distributions too.

Linux.com is a friendly, beginner-oriented site that presents regular articles on using and managing Linux, along with feedback forums for readers to discuss the issues raised.

Linux HOWTOs are available for a vast range of topics, and offer step by step assistance in achieving specific tasks, from securing your system to configuring a particular piece of hardware.

Linux Newbies is a site aimed at beginners, and offers useful tips and tricks to help you avoid the pitfalls.

The Kernel Archives is the only official place to download the latest Linux kernels. Mirrored across the globe, this is where you'll find new releases as they happen.

The Free Software Foundation is the home of the open source movement, the official umbrella organisation for Linux and almost all of its related software, and publisher of the GNU General Public License.

SourceForge is a vast repository for open source software projects, which not surprisingly includes a huge number of packages for Linux.

LinuxIT is one of the UK's own largest vendor-independent Linux companies, and resells a large range of distributions, application software, and merchandise as well as providing a range of other services.